Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
News Items.
Ninety one bodies have thus far been
recovered from the ruins Of the burned
Paris Opera Comiquc.

News Items.
Ninety one bodies have thus far been
recovered from the ruins Of the burned
Paris Opera Comiquc
Twenty thousand persons were at
General Grants tomb in New York to |
take part in the Decoration Day servi-
ces,
Sixty two bodies have thus far been
recovered from the Udston (Scotland) |
cOalpit where an explosion took place |
last week.
Eighty-fOur Irish emigrauts are not |
allowed to land from the scandinavian,
Of the Allan Line, because tits thought |
they are Irish paupers sent here by Tue
British Government
The forest fires, which have devasta-
ted the Northern peninsula of Michigan
during the the past fortnight, caused
to tai loss $7,000,0 900. Eight lives are
known to have been lost.
Six persons were killed and eight in
jured by the collision on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad between a freight and
passenger train at Horseshoe Bend, near
Kittanning, Pa, Friday night.
Don'trun your town down by con-
tinually grumbling about "hard times"
You can't make them any softer" in
that way, but you may thereby succeed
in keeping strangers away who might
be able to increase the circulating me
dium in our midst.
Great clouds of asparagus flies have
appeared at Keyport, N. j., within the
past few days. They eat away the tips
of the asparagus, thus spelling its sale
in market. The insects have also at
tackled the young peach trees and are
feeding upon the leaves.
The residence of DR.. DeGroH, on the
/ Weehawken boulevard in Hoboken,
n. j., was entered 10y burglars Saturday
night. They forced open a safe and
carried off its contents, consisting of
500 in money, $2,7OO in Adams Ex-
press bonds and about $4,000 worth of
silverware.
The President has issued an order
reducing the number of Internal Rev
enue districts from 50 to 63. Twenty
two Collectors and their assistants,
thought that 100000 year will thus
be saved to the Government without
reducing the efficiency of the service.
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided that Pennsylvania can not tax
the receipts of a steamship company
transporting persons and property be
tween different states or to foreign
cOuntries.-A plea wasamade before the
Interstate Commerce Commission for a
general suspension ofthe long and short
haul clause throughout the South.
The Thistle proves in its first race to
be good deal faster than the Genesis
than the latter was slower than the
Puritan had maintained her fast lead
of the Genesta in the English race, tn,
Thistle would have still been far in the
lead. 1t begins to look as ifthe Ameri
cans Cup would go back, unless Gen
eral Paine's silken sailed new sloop is d
phenomenon.
Secretary Bayard has sent circular
to the different American legations anC
cOnsulates in Europe requesting tha
efforts be made to ascertain the where
bouts of Mrs. Sarah Montgomery, who
had been travelling in Europe for tw,
t years. The lady has not been hear,
from since January, when she was il
Berlin. Mrs. Montgomery is describrC
rs wealthy lady, who carried consid
: erable money and jewelry.
WASHINGTON, May 2T.-There seem
to be but little, ifany, foundation for tn,
stories which connect Secretary Bayard'
name with the vacancy on the Supreme
Court bench. 1t is understood that Mr.
Bayard has no desire for the position
and in fact does not consider himscl
capable of filling it properly. The Sec
retary abandoned the active practice o
law so long ago that he thinks the du
ties OfSupreme Court justice would b.
= beyond qualifications. Moreover, j
! may be stated on authority that thu
President does not intend to give tn
vacancy to any of his cabinet adviser.
as he desires to avoid further cabine
y changes.
+ DEATH OF BEN: PERLEY POoRE.
l. The death of Major Ben: Perley Poor
t removes from the scene of public life i
+ Washington city one ofitS most mmilia
and popular personages. vetera
newspaper correspondent and an uiIicia
/. in various capacities of many wear.
standing, Major PoOre had an unusuall
large circle of acquantances. anon,
: whom he was deservedly popular. Hi
: fund of political and social anecdotes
. covering period of nearly half n Ger
tury, was unusually varied, and hi
!, "reminiscences entertained host {
friends and newspaper readers, beside
g those who have perused the collectio
1 in book form of " "reminiscences" of tn
= national capital.
It At 10 minutes before 3 O'Clock Sur
= day morning, an earthquake shocl
It with lifting motion" lasting five So,
3. Onds was felt in the City of Mexio
o and surrounding towns. Then a 10,
Q roar was heard, accompanied bv n stil
Y breeze, and then followed a violent os,
y illation of the earth which lasted 80 Sc,
n onds, and awoke nearly the whole nor
/ ulation. Houses swayed as if they wer
$ ships at sea, and persons rising frol
j Ihe.f Oeus We're IN many cases throw
q TO the hoor. Bells were rung in tn
9 hotels, and everywhere doors were fol
d eed open. Then came still anothe
It oscillation ofmuch violence, proceedin
e from north to south. During this shoe
;, crockery was thrown down and picture
: demolished in several houses.
!. The Republicans in the New Yor
= Legislature succeeded in passing th
1igh license measure known as Veddt
state Liquor Tax bill before the hour
nnal adjournment was reached Thur.
day. The bill establishes five classes {
j. licenses as follows In cities ofOver 5Ol
y OOO Inhabitants a license tosell all clas,
0 es OF liquors is placed at $4OO and
J, license to sell wines and malt liquors
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